Originally Posted by
bearisgray
I have some 20 year old quilts that are used almost everyday - they are our 'couch quilts' - used Coats & Clark dual duty thread (cotton over polyester) - the thread worked great in my machines - it's held up great in the quilts -hasn't 'cut' the cotton fabric - threads haven't broken -
What is the problem with it - other than that it WAS available at stores like WalMart, Hancocks and JoAnn ???
If any one wants to get rid of their old, awful, crappy, cotton-covered cotton over polyester Dual Duty Coats & Clark thread, I would be happy to pay postage costs to 'take it off their hands' and relieve them of the torture of using that kind of thread.
I am with you, Bear. Sometimes folks think if they pay a lot for something, it has to be good. Sort of like the old story, "The Emperor's New Clothes." Coats & Clark is my choice. My great-grandmother and grandmother didn't use anything fancy and their quilts are still in use!! I've tried a couple of other threads and keep going back to C & C.